Nice picks J, it's just too bad too see that you are still after Griese when it was his coach holding the team back while he was in Denver. Jake got off to pretty much the same start that Griese did as Shanny's QB, but then he turned back into the real Jake Plummer and broke his foot getting off the couch. Now that the romance has worn off we will all be able to stop hearing the Elway comparisons (which I can't imagine make you happy even though he is your boy). As for your picks I say this:
Pittsburgh vs. Arizona:
Why is everyone so high on Pitt still? Tommy Maddox, flash in the pan. Plaxico Burress, drops too many balls, reminds me of a worm. Heinz Ward, has heart but the announcers make him sound like a god. Bettis, hard for me to say since I love this guy but he's done. Cowher, extremely over rated. But they will win because AZ is still AZ, too bad because I like Jeff Blake.
Pitt 24 AZ 10
Chicago vs. Detroit:
Two of therealj's boys at QB here. Poor fans, not only do the people of Detroit have to watch the Lions but they have to watch them play the Bears yet. Good thing that the A train is making his homecoming.
Chicago 21 Det 17
KC vs Cleveland:
Only drama is if they will kick a ball to Hall. Cleveland usually puts up a good fight but KC will win this one by about 20. I wonder what ever happened to the Playboy girl who dropped Tim Couch for Cade McNown? I heard she left him for Ryan Leaf.
KC 35 Cle 20
Cinci vs Houston:
I like Cinci and I like the grittiness of the Texans. This could be an entertaining game in spite of the teams, both play hard and are well coached. I'm not jumping on the Lewis bandwagon just yet but he looks like he has that team back to being respectable. If I were him I would tell Dillon to shut his mouth or go home. He has nothing to loose and would show the team that he is in controll. Too bad that Spikes bolted or else they would be that much better.
Cinci 18 Texans 15
Indy vs. Jags:
Indy is just way too strong, Leftwich will be a star sooner than later. Nice to see Dungy back on top.
Indy 42 Jags 6
Miami vs. Tenn:
McNair is the stylish pick for MVP which he deserves. He's turned into a bigger better version of Favre. I think that this will be a player who lots of people will think back on when he retires and wish they had paid attention to him. Miami was supposed to dominate this year, and last year, and the year before that. Despite what therealj says, Miami is his team. Grise handing off to Williams, that says it all. Williams is the best back in football and Griese is the QB they need in that system. I personally don't know how anyone can watch that team play or be a fan though.
Tenn 21 Miami 20
Seattle vs. Washington
I used to love the Redskins as a kid. The Hogs, deep balls, Dexter Manly and Charles Mann, coach Gibbs. There was no better place to play than Washington. Snyder has single handedly ruined all that. I'm sure that his heart is in the right place but he should have tried to build a team when he first got there. Pick a coach and let him go for 3-4 years. Football is system oriented and you need to either plug players into your system or adapt your system to what you have. Neither has been done, change has happened so fast that they have players stuck their from systems past and a owner who picks up players seemingly without the input of the coach or GM. I love college football and would have loved to see Spurrier do well but he was set up to fail here. Seattle on the other hand did exactly what Washington should have. Paul Allen got Holmgren and said "build me a team." He sat back and got whatever he wanted and what you have now (although it was somewhat slow) is a solid base for a good team for years to come.
Seattle 30 Washington 14
Tampa vs. Carolina
Carolina is good but their luck and timing is ridiculous. If only Sapp and Key could shut their mouths Tampa would be bearable and possibly better. Looks like the Gruden deal that people were going nuts over was a steal for TB even though this offensive genius won a Super Bowl on D. Worked for Billick. This is the easiest pick since Tampa alternates mins and losses weekly, sorry Carolina finally some bad luck.
TB 21 Carolina 14
Minny at SD:
Doesn't matter who is at QB for SD. Bennett is back and Minny walks.
Vikes 42 SD 10
Buffalo vs Dallas:
How 'bout them Cowboys!!?? Buffalo has the peices but Dallas has Parcells. I can't believe what a difference a coach can make.
Dallas 24 Buff 14
Jets vs Raiders:
My favorite coach vs. my favorite team. If only Herm coached my Raiders. There is no hope for Oakland, this is a team of vets who are there because they thought they would win a Super Bowl and retire. The group of vets that they have other than Romo could care less about the team, not many players kill themselves for the team like he does. One point though is that I don't know how much better the Jets would have been even with Pennington, they have lots of holes. Still though realj, you should have picked up his Mashall jersey on e bay that time.
Jets 17 Oak 6
Balt. vs St. Louis:
Finally I go against therealj. It is a very scientific pick, I love Ray Lewis and hate St. Louis. The Rams suffer from Warner's deal with the devil a couple years back and are swallowed up into the earth *yay!*
Balt 18 Rams 14
Atlanta vs Giants:
The season may be lost, you are still in pain, and you hate your coach. Come back because you are the quarterback, the leader of the team. People look at QB's and buy into their belief that they will lead them to the Super Bowl. He tells you to run head first into a Ray Lewis and you do it. He tells you to catch that ball while Sharper is about to kill you and you do it. These players need their leader, they are out there getting killed and you sit there with your sore leg and bitch while getting the owner to push you around the side lines in a wheel chair looking like a WWII vet with your head band and crutches. I hate losing respect for a player who I made a legendary TD with on Madden 2004 but you need to play.
NYG 31 Atl 6
Green Bay vs. Philly:
Favre vs. McNabb. Too bad the two of them couldn't play against each other 1 on 1. There isn't much else after those two guys in my mind but it will be a fun game to watch.
Philly 24 GB 18
All done people. Enjoy it for what it's worth...the opinion of a genius!!!
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